Grandmas Gone Wild! The Creepiest Old Ladies in Movies

Men grow dapper with age while women, apparently, grow demented. At least, that's one of the things we've learned from watching too many horror movies. Throughout film history, there have of course been a number of sweet grandmothers depicted ... but we can't remember at the moment. We only remember the grandmothers that scared the crap out of us. And judging from last year's 'Drag Me to Hell' and this week's 'Legion' (both shown in attack mode above), our grandmas are only getting creepier.

Men grow dapper with age while women, apparently, grow demented. At least, that's one of the things we've learned from watching too many horror movies. Throughout film history, there have of course been a number of sweet grandmothers depicted ... but we can't remember at the moment. We only remember the grandmothers that scared the crap out of us. And judging from last year's 'Drag Me to Hell' and this week's 'Legion' (both shown in attack mode above), our grandmas are only getting creepier.

'Psycho' (1960)While "Mother" is not technically a grandmother, nor even alive, her voice remains the scariest old woman voice every recorded on celluloid. If you ever hear it creeping into your psyche, um, run?

'Headless Eyes' (1971)
We will admit to never sitting through this entire B-rated horror movie, but this scene alone haunts our minds every time we walk down a New York street. A great rent for Cheesy Movie Night.

'Friday the 13th' (1980)
Most likely the youngest of our contestants, Jason's mother almost murders an entire summer camp. She also ruined lake vacations for an entire generation, the same way 'Jaws' ruined late-night skinny-dipping.

'Grandma's House' (1989)
You know how grandma's house smells funny? Well, it may not be the mothballs like you thought.